About this episode

The episode discusses the current state of card grading, high-value basketball card sales, and the competition between Topps and Panini.

Has grading become the hobby? And which basketball company actually owns the future: Topps or Panini?PSA says it has a 10 million card backlog and is suspending several submission levels. At the same time, a Victor Wembanyama Black Prizm 1/1 sells for $5.11 million, a LeBron James Topps Chrome Superfractor Auto sells for $1.26 million, and the hobby's most famous missing redemption card finally resurfaces.This week the guys debate whether grading has become more important than collecting, whether Panini is really losing relevance, and what collectors are actually paying for when million-dollar cards change hands.Plus, Topps and Panini both launch new basketball products in the same week, leading to a bigger question: are collectors chasing cards, or chasing outcomes?In This EpisodePSA pauses multiple grading tiers10 million card backlog discussionTopps Signature Class BasketballPanini Signature Series BasketballBlind Ranking: Hobby AccomplishmentsWembanyama Black Prizm 1/1 sells for $5.11MLeBron Chrome Superfractor Auto sells for $1.26MThe Mantle redemption has finally been foundBiggest grading fee in Grand Slam historyJosh's Crazy Stat of the WeekFeatured Stories & LinksPSA…

Topics covered

• grading in card collecting
• basketball card market
• Topps vs Panini
• high-value card sales
• card submission backlog
• hobby trends

Keywords

• card grading
• basketball cards
• PSA backlog
• Wembanyama sale
• LeBron James sale
• Topps
• Panini
• hobby collecting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: PSA, Topps, Panini

Products: Black Prizm 1/1, Topps Chrome Superfractor Auto

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